The British Embassy announced today that the British Council has signed an MoU with Benghazi University allowing access to the British Council Digital...

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Interior announced today that the security campaign conducted by competent security agencies—under the auspices o...

Harimoto, whose record 3,085 career hits still stands, was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

Its gains threaten to deepen Europe’s divisions over Ukraine and Russia.

Declassified documents show Spanish and Moroccan authorities were alerted to social media calls for a mass migrant crossing the day before tens of thousands entered Ceuta.

The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.

The president also said oil prices won't come down until after the November races, claiming without evidence that Iran wants to impact the election.

Tehran condemns the resolution, blaming US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities for disrupting inspections.

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, If you're just joining us, here are key developments from across the region: •    Iranian media reports explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, city of Sirik and the area of Minab County. •    Donald Trump has said the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, urging Tehran to be cautious. Trump said he expected Iran war to end immediately after the US midterm elections, adding that negotiations with Tehran remain possible. •    Four Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire north of Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. •    Israeli artillery shelling has targeted Wadi al-Hujeir and Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanon overnight and at dawn. •    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying about claims the Yemeni Houthis were acting as proxies for Iran. •    Hamas has announced the death of a top commander and member of its Military Council of the al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank, Farah Hamed, in an Israeli strike on Gaza. •    UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged restraint amid reports of further escalation in and around the Strait of Hormuz. •    Top White House advisers, including vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio, have privately warned president Donald Trump that the conflict with Iran could extend through the remainder of his presidency, the Wall Street Journal reported. •    Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday to settle at their highest close since late May after Iran and the US struck tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began. •    Several American military aircraft suffered damage in Iranian strikes overnight on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, according to CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs.

Israeli artillery shells southern Lebanon areas, set fire to homes Israeli artillery shelling has targeted Wadi al-Hujeir and Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanon overnight and at dawn, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. On Wednesday, NNA reported that Israeli artillery shelling targeted the southern Lebanese town of Beit Yahoun, while in Marjeyoun district, Israeli forces set fire to homes in the western part of a mountainous neighbourhood in Al-Khiam. In Tyre district, Israeli forces shelled the town of Al-Mansouri and carried out explosions in Wadi al-Salouqi.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a third visit to Israeli troops in an occupied stretch of Syria Wednesday, sparking fresh condemnation from Damascus. Netanyahu repeated his claim that the Iranian government is on the verge of collapse as the US-Israeli war against Iran drags on.

The reigning champions are in fine form! After a poor start to their league campaign, PSG came alive on their return to European action, cruising to a 6-1 win over Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava. Ousmane Dembélé, who scored twice and provided two assists, and Ferran Torres, who hit a hat-trick, led PSG to victory.

The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitatWars are usually measured in the number of people killed, homes destroyed and towns erased. Far less attention is paid to what happens beneath the rubble. Across southern Lebanon, repeated large-scale detonations are not only causing human tragedy by demolishing villages, they are also destroying the ancient limestone habitats that have sheltered colonies of rock hyrax for centuries.As founder and president of Green Southerners, an environmental organisation documenting the ecological effects of war in southern Lebanon, I have been helping colleagues to record the damage inflicted on forests, wildlife and fragile ecosystems across the border region. Continue reading...

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctionsProminent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for inaction on settler violence must come to an end.The intervention comes after the UK’s chief rabbi, the spiritual leader of mainstream Orthodox Jews in the UK, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, described UK sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “dark day for British Jews” and warned they could embolden people who “use hatred as a weapon against Jews”. Continue reading...

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza resulted in the deaths of four family members, including two children, according to Palestinian hospital and security officials.

A UNICEF analysis highlights that extreme weather events disproportionately affect girls’ education, leading to higher dropout rates when schools face climate-related disruptions.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended his government's handling of the migration crisis in Ceuta where some 80,000 migrants tried to enter at the end of July

At least 19 people have died from mox since the outbreak was confirmed in Kenya three months ago, according to a statement released Monday by the Kenyan Ministry of Health.